Quote of he day comes from Pat Verbeek, regarding his availability to play golf: “Now that I’m retired, I have more chances to do what I love.” Could someone tell Pat that he is not retired and holds the post of Director of Pro Scouting for the Tampa Bay Lightning. I guess he isn’t working very hard.

I want to know who does the statistical analysis for NHL.com. Today they posted two articles regarding rookies. One was about how Taylor Hall is off to a disappointing start, but current Stars like Joe Thornton, Steve Stamkos, and Vincent Lecavalier started off slowly as well. Then, there was another article about rookies that have started the season hot. I found it interesting that Hall’s 2 goals and 3 assists qualified as starting poorly, but Tyler Seguin’s 3 goals and 2 assists, while playing on a much better team, had him on the hot list.

I am in shock at how poorly Mike Comrie has played for the Penguins. When they signed him, I truly thought he would have a comeback year being able to play with young superstars like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Instead, he has found himself playing on the fourth line. Mike, if you can’t produce playing with those guys, it might be time to hang it up.

USA Today’s Kevin Allen tweeted an interesting stat today. The Devils have a -19 goal differential so far this season. They have not had a negative differential for an entire season since the 1988-89 campaign. Some people (EJ Hradek) continually point to a young and inexperienced blueline as the cause. However, the stats just don’t back it up. The Devils are giving up around 27 shots per game, not a terrible number. The stat that has me concerned is Martin Brodeur’s .902 save percentage number. Other than the 1991-92 season, when he only played 4 games, Martin Brodeur has never had that low of a save percentage.